Mythical Creatures (fey/fairy creatures)

guardians and hardworking fey folk

humans that turn into wolves by night (traditionally)

winged horse

horse with a horn

one-eyed, big ugly giants

they suck blood and don't appear in mirrors

like big humans

little Irish men (usually) who collect gold from rainbows

large, tall, strong, hairy, very hungry and stupid (Shrek)

half human, half fish

half human, half horse

bird of fire

big winged scaly creature that is usually very dangerous and breathes fire

half lion, half eagle

spirits leftover from when animals die

ugly and hideous hardworking fey folk that do not want nada to do with humans

mischievous, invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft

cheeky, magical creatures only formed from demons and angels

only appear to foretell tragedy and scream

malignant, hateful creatures

ghostly spirit that guides travellers to their deaths

children stolen and swapped out by fae

bad warning, a headless rider and headless horse with a whip of human spine (sometimes whip your eyes out)

ancient creatures that refused to convert to neither goodness nor badness, and were cursed to roam the land; neither let in by heaven or hell; cheeky, mischevious, loved tricking and forcing others to dance with them

seals who can convert into human; but must not lose their pelt or they shall stay in human form forever - one is warned against shedding selkie blood, as they are too pure for even heaven

kidnappers, small, grudgy creatures who turn to stone in the sunlight

schrat, or Santa's helpers

fat, ugly creatures born beneath earth who hoard precious items

doubles as sirens; attracting people to death or sharing important information

murderer, an ancient, dangerous thing that dips his hat in the blood of the ones he has killed; he is an assassin that prefers to wear iron boots

arose from being a tortured woman; cut by an old male - something about her crimson blood and porcelain skin made him insane; she killed herself after being locked up and became a bloodthirsty, seductive beast deadset on destroying and stealing every male’s blood in revenge

pretended to be horses and then ate you

creatures that embody the spirits of different natural features (eg, ocean, trees – like dryad, naiads)